Antipredator behaviour of 0+ year Perca fluviatilis: Effect of vegetation density and turbidity

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1604-1613

  Snickars, M ^a   Sandstrom A ^a,b   Mattila, J ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antipredator behaviour; Habitat complexity; Percid; Predator prey interaction; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; PERCIFORM; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TURBIDITY;

ESOX; ESOX LUCIUS; PERCA; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; PERCIDAE;

EID: 11944250742     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00570.x     Document Type: Article

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